The best player in the 2009 NFL draft might be 6-foot-1 340 pound B.J. Raji -- defensive tackle from Boston College.

Before Raji was an unstoppable force for the Eagle defensive line, he made a name for himself in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan in 2006 when he went Ron Artest on a Central Michigan player after Dan Lefevour scored a touchdown.

"Raji was ejected and hit with a 15-yard personal foul when he threw a punch at an unidentified Central Michigan player after quarterback Dan LeFevour scored on a 2-yard run to pull the Chippewas within 7 with 3:55 to go."

Raji would be suspended for the following game against Clemson, and he thought the incident was behind him....he was wrong.

Now a hot commodity in the 2009 draft, people keep asking Raji about 2006 and why he started throwing haymakers at a Chippewas player.

Collin Streetman: Ok, now down to the really tough questions, the main (Interruption by B.J.)

B.J. Raji: Man, how many more we got like this, Man?!?

Collin Streetman: Just two more, man. I'm going to throw out the two main incidences and give you a chance to tell your side of the story.

Collin Streetman: In 2006, you punched a Central Michigan player on the field. What happened to elicit such a response, and why should teams ignore that incident?

B.J. Raji: Ah, the Michigan player, you know, it was a heat of the moment kind of thing. To make a long story short, the guy slammed me to the ground and kind of twisted me to the side, so I got up and took a swing at him.

Though I find his testimony unlikely, Raji's comment are not the first time that a CMU player has been accused of egging another player into a fight.

In a hotly contested rivalry game in 2007, Central Michigan linebacker Red Kieth was crane kicked by Western Michigan receiver Jamarko Simmons -- Simmons was correctly ejected from the game.

If you look at the video you can see that Red Kieth was simply trying to tie up Jamarko Simmons' cleats, thus saving him from certain injury (wink wink). Jamarko should never have pulled an Albert Haynesworth on Red Kieth, who was only trying to help.

I hope both B.J. Raji and Jamarko Simmons draft stocks are not affected because they picked fights with Central Michigan players. I still imagine they will keep getting asked why they committed assault during a football game.

But let me give the teams and players who are scheduled to play Central Michigan in 2009 some alternatives to throwing punches.

If Dan Lefevour blows by you on his way to the end zone...go enjoy a frosty squirt of Gatorade instead of throwing a right cross.

If linebacker Nick Bellore grinds you into the turf...don't get mad. Eat that grass, it's full of vitamins.

If Antonio Brown fakes you out of your Nikes...just head back to the bench and do a Sudoku puzzle with a friend.

No need to go Kermit Washington

No need for fisticuffs with a Chippewas...it could cost you millions if you make it to the NFL.

UPDATE

The press has just released (April 3rd, 2009) that my man B.J. Raji was one of three players to test positive at the NFL combine. For what did he test positive!? They won't say, but I am going to go out on a limb and say it was this....